Energy, Governance and Security in Thailand and Myanmar Burma: A Critical Approach to Environmental Politics in the South (Nias Monographs)
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| Rating | : | 4.79 (636 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 8776942074 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 336 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2016-12-22 |
| Language | : | English |
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'Simpson provides us with a fascinating insight into activism in the South. It is a must-read for anyone interested in issues around energy, governance and activism.'Rosaleen Duffy, University of Kent, UK . This book fills an important gap, it engages with questions around how environmental movements are responding to the expansion of oil and gas industries in Asia, especially Thailand and Myanmar
Based on extensive fieldwork and theoretical analysis, this ground-breaking book proposes a new critical approach to energy and environmental security. This is especially so in Thailand and Myanmar, countries that are increasingly engaged in the cross-border energy trade. The worldwide search for new and secure supplies of energy is especially visible in Asia where rapid industrialization in states such as China and India has fomented a scramble for energy resources. Due to entrenched societal inequities and widespread authoritarian governance
Adam Simpson is Director of the Centre for Peace and Security, Hawke Research Institute, and Senior Lecturer in International Studies at the University of South Australia. He was previously Associate Lecturer in International Politics at the University of Adelaide and worked as an analyst with investment banks in the City of London. He is